Lewis won the first fight TKO 6 and he would won the rematch. Lewis was a much better boxer than Vitali and Lewis did his rematches much better. Lewis again by TKO.
So, easy money for LL. Why refuse it? Go out, outbox Vitaly and collect. His mother is better boxing and psychology expert then the rest of you. She made the right decision. I have a big respect for LL and want to congratulate him for his newborn daughter. He is a lucky men indeed and a good father.
Better prepared Vitali would of knocked Lewis out. Lewis knew this, Steward knew this and even his LL mother knew this. Hence hang'em up champ at the old age of 37.
Lewis stopped Vitali in the first fight and he would do it again. It was not about Vitali was not well prepared or could do it better it´s the other way round. Lewis would do better in a remach but Lewis decided he was too old for a rematch and leave boxing. Great Champion who make the right decision at the right time.
Holy ****! Lewis KO and Vitali KO tied at 68 a piece. Lewis Decision and Vitali decision tied at 19 a piece! Wouldn't this have been an awesome fight!? Too bad one pussyed out...
Actually the chances are probably a lot higher than you think. Scar tissue from old cuts tend to open up relatively easy. I'd say it's highly unlikely that Vitali goes through this fight without sustaining some cuts.
So that makes LL some kind of cut specialist. He should have lots of wins on cuts. And Vitaly gets his cut open in every fight. Great logic my friend.